2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



FIRST MEETING. 



The first meeting of the Society was held at 67, Chancery Lane, on 

 14th April, 1893. The President, Dr. H. Woodward, F.ll.S., etc., in 

 the chair. The lliiles di'awn up by the Council were laid before the 

 members, and after discussion and amendment were ordered to be 

 printed and circulated. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Fkidat, May 12th, 1893. 



Dr. Henry Woodward, F.R.S., etc.. President, in the Chair, 



The following were elected Members of the Society : — A. T. Daniel, 

 R. D. Darbishirc, H. Groves, Dr. Wheelton Hind, J. E. B. Masefield, 

 H. M. Wallis. 



The following papers were I'ead : — 



1. "On the Molluscan genus Paryphanta., and on the anatomy of 

 P. mehstetteri, Pfr.," by Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., etc. 



2. "Descriptions of six new species of Land-Shells from Annam," 

 by Edgar A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



3. " Ifotes on the genus Carinaria, with an enumeration of the 

 species and the description of a new form," by G. B. Sowerby, 

 F.L.S., etc. 



Mr. Da Costa exhibited, and read a short note on, a series of 

 specimens oi.BuUmnlus Metnhielinus, Crosse, and B. felix, Pfr., from 

 the neighbourhood of Bogota, and also showed specimens of Paryplianta 

 Sochstetteri and P. Bushyi. 



The President exhibited specimens of Lanistes onim from Zanzibar ; 

 and, on behalf of Mr. H. Preece, F.R.S., some specimens of Saxicava 

 in their burrows. 



Mr. E. A. Smith exhibited specimens in illustration of his paper. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited several species of Carinaria in illus- 

 tration of liis paper. 



Mr. W. Crouch exhibited living examples of Purpura lapillus. 



Mr. E. R. Sykes exhibited some Land-Shells from Java. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, Juxe Oth, 1893, 



Dr. n. Woodward, F.R.S., etc.. President, in the Chair. 



The following were elected Members of the Society : —Ph. Dautzen- 

 berg. Dr. Paul Fischer, Lieut.-Col. G. S, Parry, and Homer Squyer. 



The following papers were read : — 



